"6 Nations" Relationship & Sexuality Education (RSE) Symposium
Queen's University welcomed colleagues from Uruguay, England, Scotland, Wales, Northern Ireland, and the Republic of Ireland to the first "6 Nations" Relationship and Sexuality Education event with an exchange with Rutgers International (Netherlands) and the World Health Organisation. This event aimed to establish a policy actors’ network sharing knowledge and experience to build capacity to implement high quality, comprehensive relationship and sexuality education.
This event was supported by funding received from Eurosocial and the QUB Research Policy Engaged Research Fund.
"The aim is to create a collegiate learning network between senior RSE policy makers here in the room today but also a resource for you in the future. There is no one recipe that works for all countries at all times, but we can still share and adapt"
- Prof Maria Lohan
What the delegates said... ↑↓
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"I was delighted to have the opportunity to participate in the day. I genuinely believe that for a lot of us there, that we now have the opportunity to work together to influence the change in culture that is still needed in this field of work." Elaine McCormack, Senior Health Improvement Officer, NHS Glasgow Scotland |
“It was a very inspiring and fruitful meeting”
Ineke van der Vlugt, Program manager: Contraception & Abortion, Rutgers International Netherlands |
"Gracias de Belfast,
Dr Silvia Graña Baéz, Technical Advisor Responsible for the Program Area of Adolescence and Youth Health: General Directorate of Health Ministry of Health Uruguay |
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"It was an incredibly rare opportunity for myself and colleagues to meet and compare our work and experiences. I’ve been working as a leader in this field for several years and this was my first chance to compare RSE work with several peers. I really appreciate your leadership in making this happen."
Lucy Emmerson, Director, Sex Education Forum, National Children’s Bureau England |
"The whole learning experience was excellent and uplifting, with great speakers and a lovely balance of learning and friendship. It has certainly given me a lot of ideas, areas to look at and useful contacts in the early stages of my work on RSE (2nd phase)."
Deidre Coffey, RSE Project Manager, Council for the Curriculum, Examinations and Assessment (CCEA) Northern Ireland |
"It was a wonderful day of collaborative learning and we were delighted to be a part of it. It was reassuring to hear how we are all dealing with similar challenges and can help each other along the journey to positive and comprehensive RSE."
Annette Honan & Paul Knox, National Council for Curriculum and Assessment (NCCA) - Department of Education and Skills Ireland |
The 6 Nations Symposium Organising Committee
(L-R) Dr Aisling Gough, Dr Theresa McShane, Mr Miguel Ferro Lopez, Prof Maria Lohan
View the PresentationsThe 6 Nations RSE presentations from October 3rd showcased current work from each of the participant countries, sharing knowledge and best practices from each.Each presenter discusses the current practices in their nation, how these have changed in the past 10 years, the link between health services and RSE, and how they see RSE practice progressing in the next 5 years.You can view the presentations here > Click here to download the presentation slides from the day > |
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Resources from the 6 Nations Partners
RSE Resources
Resources used for RSE in Scotland, Engalnd, Wales, Northern Ireland, Republic of Ireland, and Uruguay.
An index of resources provided by the 6 Nations RSE Symposium collaborators can be downloaded here.
Papers and Reports
RSE Papers and Reports from 6 Nations Collaborators
Scientific reports and publications were suggested by the members and partners of the 6 Nations collaboration.
You can download a copy of this list here.
Pictures from the day (and evening)
RSE Research at QUB
If I Were a Dad